Excerpt:My mirror reflected two things I hadn't seen for a long time. One, I looked not too shabby in my white shorts, red tank top and ponytail with a matching scrunchy. And two, I was happy. The hole in my heart from Gran's death was healing. I knew I'd always miss her but the sadness wasn't so near the surface anymore. 'We both have to get on with it. Right, Gran? I know you're okay now,' I whispered to the rafters.

Synopsis Julie Tennant's grandmother dies two months before summer vacation. Julie is devastated but like any fifteen-year-old the desire to have fun with friends at times overcomes her sadness. Harris Vane gives Julie her first kiss but that night he takes Meg to the beach party. Although Harris has his arm around Meg, he stares at Julie through the bonfire flames and suddenly asks Julie to sit with him. He then recounts the legend of his Great Aunt Veronica who drowned at the beach sixty years ago.